Chicken-brooder.



R. R. MURRAY. CHICKEN BHGODER. wrm/umn' FILED mais. me.

Patened Apr. 99, 1919.

SHEET l.

2 SHEETS H, R. MURRAY, CHICKEN BRCODEH.

LICATIUN FILED AUGJS, 1928.

APP

To whom @if mag; efface/m a feieiice ko eine o1' ofc ine etc-,efobjee'ce ,iee ite the ai' y etion. is noi, i'esiiced the exaci; detaiisofi construction. dieciosed oi suggeeed herein, ei'zii for fue piiipeeeof iustiating a piaciicaf. emboiment tiiereef refei'ence is had to theaccompanying diiawinge, in which like reference chai'acters eeignae thesame pate in The several views5 and in which- Figure .is a verticaltransverse section on the line l-fof Fig, 2

i? E. is a veiticai engiueinai section oai die Eine 3 3 of Fig. 6i iseide eievaion of one ef door stiucuies, boei@ slides being closed.

Fig'. is a similar View with the pate smo open.

Fig". 6 is a similar View with both sides drawn. and doorway 'Wide open;and

Fig. is alsectional View of this Same strucure on 'the line 7-7 o Fig.

Referring now more specii'icaif/ 'te i''he diawngs, l0 represents thefoundation imiin eated as made of brick, a'ticiaiystone, er

other suitable durable and i'epi'oo" material adapted `to be made of anysuitable size o1' proportions, and erected in a permanent manner. Thisportion of the sructure constitutes not only a foundation for the otherparte to be described, but also as a furnace `Toom oi' heatgenerating'space 1l as indicated in Figs. 1 and. 3. i2 indicates anysuitable `hype of heaer arranged Within the space 11 and from which theproducts of combustion ae conveyed outward andI upward though a flue13.. Access to the heater may be hand 'through a door 14: arranged ai@zene eapgoied wim cepis-wie e i mai eilen, l

mereci for cleansing oi* Steriaing of we ap params iem 1sinne i-o time,and ye'; its means foieuppoi takes upa WTV eiigfh amaunco floei Space onthe ieg/Tam .lie main outsicie sbeiei may be iveiaiieci a hui 535 havingveica ieczaiigguia Sie and end Waiis and Q7 ireepecti'veiyfwhich exceptfor doorways may be euiestanlilo-i3 tiay iiepeii'oate. The ceiing,iimfvevezg ie of open mesh materiali 28 euch ae 'b'iii'lap which insuesampie 'fresh aiil 'for jiie chicks but will prevent dangerous effectso?? ceoi blasts of Wind 'Exeem the oueie., Thi@ ceiiing is preferably in"site 'fo n ei." a eumain forni of a spring curtain roller and providedwith a rod 28b at the free end. This curtain is fastened in position bymeans of a curtain cord 28c to the wall 27 of the hut. In the spacebetween the ceiling 28 and the top of the hover 2l are located perches24?. Any suitable roof 29 may be supported upon the body of the hut, theroof being shown in the forin of a gable, the triangular end spaces 30between the roof and the decir 28 being preferably covered with wirenetting 3l so as to malte this part of the structure proof against ratsor other predatory vermin. As indicated in the drawings of the secondsheet each end wall 27 of the hut is provided with an opening or doorway32 giving access for the chickens into and out of the interior of thehut, especially for daylight and dry weather service. Each of thedoorways, however, is guarded by two slides 33 and 34 movableindependently of each other or together along a horizontal guidewayfixed to the outside o't' the wall. The slide 33 is preferably in theform of a metal plate having a hand or linger piece 33 for manipulation.lVhen this slide is closed the opening 32 will be closed substantiallytight. The other slide 34C is in the nature of a block of wood pivotedwith an opening 34 covered with wire mesh or the like 36 so as toall'ord additional ventilation and light but which is rat proof.Obviously either of the slides will prevent the passage of the chickensfrom the opening 32 and when the openings 32 are to be made elllectiveall of the slides are moved to the left as shown in Fig. 6. Any suitablebridges or approaches, not shown, may be provided to lead up to thedoorways depending upon the elevation of the saine above the groundlevel.

I claim:

l. The herein described broeder for outdoor use comprising a lireprooflease, a source of heat within the base, a due leading from the heatchamber, said base including a metal plate extending troni the tlue tothe entrance of the heat chamber, a receptacle for water supported uponsaid plate over the heat chamber, a perching pyrainid supported upon thebase and surrounding the receptacle, said pyramid comprising spaced:trames covered with an. open inesh material, a hover supported upon thepyramid and having slitted fabric depending toward the pyramid, and aventilated vermin proof hut surrounding the hover Iand pyramid.

2. In a broeder, a .hollow pyraniidal chick support comprising a seriesof rectangular frames each of which is spaced upwardly from and issmaller than the next lower frame thus forn'iing a succession of steps,and a covering of open inesh material over all of the steps and spaces.

In a broeder, the herein described hover comprising a rectangular framecoinposed of parallel slats arranged in. close parallel vertical planes,a plurality of legs to support the iframe, and strips ol' slitted al ricmaterial extending over and between the slats and depending below theframe, each slitted strip extending over the top of two adjacent slats.A,

RlCllARD ll.. MURRA Y.

